Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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defence reaction | Yes | No | No | No |
idealisation | Yes | No | No | No |
defence reaction (noun) | idealisation (noun) |
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | a portrayal of something as ideal |
something that exists only as an idea | |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad |